When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea; it is sure to be bad.

The future belongs to he who has the bishops.

What is the object of playing a gambit opening?... To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game

One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat

All lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned.

Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns

Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.